Liberal Party (Björnska)

The Liberal Party (Björnsk: Liberalepartiet), is a liberal political party in Björnska. The party has been led by Chen Nguyen since 8 October 2017, following a resignation of sibling Mai Nguyen after a motion of no-confidence was passed against her in the Underhuset.

Ideology
The party set our their ideology in the official manifesto for the 2016 election. Their main policies were as follows.


 * Lowering the minimum age for recreational marijuana use from 20 to 18, as well as an independent enquiry into reforming other drug prohibition laws. Also, new guidelines which mean refusing to approve or renew licensing to Cannabis coffee shops who operate within less than a kilometre from public schools.
 * Introducing a new top rate of tax of 55% for the highest-earners
 * Extending free bus passes which pensioners receive to students and under-18s
 * Introduction of a small prescription charge to help fund medicinal research, which those earning minimum wage or less are exempt from paying
 * More inclusive sex education, which incoporates same-sex sexual education, as well as including consent, gender identity, and sexuality as mandatory aspects of the curriculum
 * Lowering corporation tax from 40% to 35% to encourage business investment
 * Making it a crime to refuse marriage certificates to same-sex couples, classifying it as discrimination
 * Maintaining the current level of international foreign aid
 * Increasing the social security budget for welfare claimants
 * Constitutionally outlaw future governments from enforcing mandatory national service, considering it as fascist